Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-30

where she will remain with relatives
for about six weeks, while the in
terror of the home on Church street
is undergoing repairs.
Messrs. Melville Graham and
Chas. Hensley, and the Misses Mary
Ross and Mary Bartlett returned
from Iowa Agricultural College last
Friday, to remain at their Audubon
county homes during the summer
vacation.
Court will adjourn on Saturday.
The court officers and attorneys are
much in need of the rest. Judge
Thornell will go to his home at
Sidney, and will have several weeks
vacation before converting court at
another point.
Thos. Teter and Louis Ellis have
been up to Sioux City investing in
some desirable real estate in the
southern addition. Mr.. Ellis is now
running as news agent and confec-
toner on the Manilla-Sioux City
branch OF the Milwaukee road.
Capt. L. S. Foster went to Shen-
andoah Saturday, where he remain.
cd over Sunday visiting his daughter
and Miss Stearns, who are attend
ing the normal school. He found
them both comfortably and pleas
antly located and enjoying their
studies.
Implement dealers are enjoying a
most prosperous business at present.
A large number of farmers have
found themselves able to purchase
the selt.binders, doing away with
the "killing" hand labor at harvest,
and gathering the grain at a greatly
decreased expense.
Charlie Yates, who is living at
Manila, filled his lamps with gaso-
line one day last week, and when
the shades Of night were falling, as
he was lighting the lamps, he came
very near climbing the golden stair,
but succeeded in getting the flames
put out without burning anything
but his feet.
Messrs. Horace Farquhar, ID. &.
Abrams, Bert Brainard aud Harry
Fish, accompanied by the Misses
Verge Creveling, May Farquhar,
Cora and Lille OFT, attended tho
camp meeting near Dedham last
Sunday. They report an immense
gathering, and the meeting in every
way successful.
+. +. Dickinson, son of the very
worthy and able pastor of the Pres.
byterian church, the Rev. L. Dick
inson, arrived home from Lake
Forest, Ills, Saturday, and will re-
main through the vacation. 1t is
his first visit to Audubon, and he is
quite favorably impressed with the
appearance Of the young city.
The meeting OF the officers, mem.
bcrs and friends of the Northeastern
Mutual Insurance Company, which
was announced to be held at the
court house last Saturday, was in.
definitely postponed, Court being
in session made it impossible tor the
session to convene. Announcements
will be made of next meeting.
w. X. Green say that the garden
spot of the world has been error.
eously located, he claiming to have
that much Wanted patch of earth
now safely in corral in his back yard.
The gentleman is customarily very
modest and without pretensc, but he
is exceedingly proud Of his Hastily
planted and well titled garden.
Mr.. John &. Dawson returned
from Davenport, last week, where
he has been in attendance upon
Commercial College. He has nc.
cepted position as deputy in the
Office OF Auditor Rendleman. He
is "A most worthy and competent
young man, and one with whom
the patrons Of that Office may take
pleasure in doing business.
Elsewhere will be found the an
nouncement OF Marion Johnson as a
candidate for the Office of sheriff.
Mr.. Johnson as deputy under II. b.
Herbert acquired thorough knowl-
edge of the duties Of that important
Office and is qualified to serve the
people well. He is a stanch repub-
lican, always active to secure the
success of the ticket, and is well de-
serving of party favor.
Residents Of the vicinity of the
NeT school house who intend
to celebrate at Luccock's Grove, are
requested to meet at that building
on the morning Of the Fourth, while
the Buncombe school house has been
designated as meeting point for
residents Of that neighborhood. 1t
is the purpose that the professions
from these places unite at the Beason
bridge at 9:3o n. M, and proceed
direct to the grove. Henry Zeller
has beed appointed marshal.
VIM. Cameron shipped in I6r
head Of two year old stock steers
from West Liberty, Monday. They
are well graded and pronounced by
cattle dealers the best bunch ever
brought to the county. They will
Craze upon Mr.. Cameron's pastures,
of which he is the happy possessor
of ten hundred broad acres. He has
purchased forty head OF high grade
cattle which will be brought here
soon. w. II. Nef also received
Io4 head in the shipment of Monday.
The band returned from Storm
Lake last Saturday, reporting most
enjoyable time, and that the most
cordial hospitality was extended
them by the people of that city.
Sixteen bands were in attendance,
and while our boys freely admit that
two Of the organizations were SUI
perior, as a whole, to the Audubon
band, they had the honor of the best
tuba player at the carnival. AT
Schaller the concert given by the
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